The totally off-topic thread

[TheEmu]

I have done work in places where there is large QTY of cash and the security is to the extreme.

Sounds like an inside job and very relaxed security.

Walking across IFC plaza in NKG this evening, outside the bank 3 armoured cars loading a lot very large bags from dozens of trolleys - with a ring of very serious-looking chaps holding pump-action shotguns and automatic rifles...definitely not relaxed security by the look of them.
20 metres away in the middle of the plaza, a bunch of youths practicing tricks on their bikes and a couple of kids playing with RC cars.

 

[cove]

It is not too late to come over to Perth for drinks at The Royal at 6 pm tonight. Allow the 2 hour time difference if you are coming from the east so you don't turn up at 4 pm.
i did have to ask what tv channel had Fat Cat on for bed time in Perth.

 

[JessicaTam]

It is not too late to come over to Perth for drinks at The Royal at 6 pm tonight. Allow the 2 hour time difference if you are coming from the east so you don't turn up at 4 pm.
i did have to ask what tv channel had Fat Cat on for bed time in Perth.

He is on channel 7. Now I wonder if Humphrey is here too.

 

[medhead]

He is on channel 7. Now I wonder if Humphrey is here too.

I'm sure Humphrey got axed years ago for exposing himself to children. He doesn't wear any pants! Unlike fat cat.

 

[JessicaTam]

Happy Star Wars day everyone!

 

[Flashback]

Happy Star Wars day everyone!

May the fourth be with you

Well done to BA for doing proper priority boarding.

 

[Cynicor]

Does the echidna still got go bed on channel 10 at 7:30, or whenever it was?

 

[JohnK]

The time for fun is over. Back to the serious side of life.

 

[Ewing]

A busy and expensive weekend, but so worth it with that first afternoon glass of red on my new balcony!

 

[Julesmac]

Love how this thread has so many topics going on and everyone seems to keep up with them all. Oops, is that on-topic?

I just posted on another thread (which was off-topic for there - now I've found the right spot) about an article in either Age or Oz travel supplement, a regular little column about folk who are constant travellers, with their travel tips. This week with the cardiac surgeon Charlie Teo. He travels o/s about every three weeks to operate. He has a drawer with all the chargers and adapters in separate ziplock bags, and others with currency. Means he can put his hands on the right ones with no hassle. But the killer was at the end - he has 6.5 million FF points! Now couldn't our great members give him some pointers on using them up!

 

[MEL_Traveller]

I just posted on another thread (which was off-topic for there - now I've found the right spot) about an article in either Age or Oz travel supplement, a regular little column about folk who are constant travellers, with their travel tips. This week with the cardiac surgeon Charlie Teo. He travels o/s about every three weeks to operate. He has a drawer with all the chargers and adapters in separate ziplock bags, and others with currency. Means he can put his hands on the right ones with no hassle. But the killer was at the end - he has 6.5 million FF points! Now couldn't our great members give him some pointers on using them up!

did it say which program/s those points were in? it is a bit of a sad reflection that someone has that many points, even if spread across two of three program's, and can't find something useful for them.

 

[anat0l]

did it say which program/s those points were in? it is a bit of a sad reflection that someone has that many points, even if spread across two of three program's, and can't find something useful for them.

I think there are people like that where the ability to burn for gift cards or appliances was precisely created.

They travel anyway, they can't burn their points on travel (because it gets paid for anyway), so what else do you do with that mountain of points?

No, "give it to me" is not an option...

 

[Shelf]

Charlie has removed a couple of tumours for a friend. By all accounts Charlie has a pretty reasonable sense of humour.

 

[Simo]

I just posted on another thread (which was off-topic for there - now I've found the right spot) about an article in either Age or Oz travel supplement, a regular little column about folk who are constant travellers, with their travel tips. This week with the cardiac surgeon Charlie Teo. He travels o/s about every three weeks to operate. He has a drawer with all the chargers and adapters in separate ziplock bags, and others with currency. Means he can put his hands on the right ones with no hassle. But the killer was at the end - he has 6.5 million FF points! Now couldn't our great members give him some pointers on using them up!

I have a friend who travels for work all the time and he has heaps of points.

What he generally does is his points are for family travel.

Gives them a treat as he has out his kids in F a few times.

 

[Simo]

I wonder if Charlie Teo would be CL with QF.

Hope he is as he does awesome work.

 

[Princess Fiona]

I wonder if Charlie Teo would be CL with QF.

Hope he is as he does awesome work.

Could be, it would be fair to say that he is a somewhat controversial character in the medical community.

 

[JohnK]

For anyone interested it would appear DFO Airport Village in BNE has been renamed Skygate this week.

Awful....

 

[Simo]

Could be, it would be fair to say that he is a somewhat controversial character in the medical community.

Without getting political would it be because he will give things ago when another surgeon will say no way.

 

[Julesmac]

He'll operate in seemingly impossible cases I gather. Probably ruffles a few feathers along the way but isn't that true of so many gifted/brilliant/talented people. It occurred to me though that surely all his trips couldn't be funded by his patients? So why wouldn't his travel arrangers use the points I wonder

 

[jetlagger]

For anyone interested it would appear DFO Airport Village in BNE has been renamed Skygate this week.

Awful....

I noticed that when I was there today.. Slightly tacky :shock:
At least BNE airport/Slygate has ample room for expansion.